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Title 36 - Public Officers ...
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Chapter 25 - Code of Ethics for Public Official...
Chapter 25 - Code of Ethics for Public Officials, Employees, Etc.
Section 36-25-1 - Definitions.
Section 36-25-1.1 - Lobbying.
Section 36-25-1.2 - (Repealed by Act 2018–541, §3(e), effective April 1, 2019) Economic development professionals.
Section 36-25-2 - Legislative findings and declarations; purpose of chapter.
Section 36-25-3 - State Ethics Commission - Creation, composition; annual reports; compensation; political activities; director; personnel.
Section 36-25-4 - State Ethics Commission - Duties; complaint; investigation; hearings; fees; finding of violation.
Section 36-25-4.1 - State Ethics Commission - Public access to complaint, investigation, and disposition.
Section 36-25-4.2 - State Ethics Commission - State Ethics Law training programs.
Section 36-25-4.3 - Ethics Commission - Electronic database filing and access.
Section 36-25-5 - Use of official position or office for personal gain.
Section 36-25-5.1 - Limitation on actions of lobbyists, subordinates of lobbyists, and principals.
Section 36-25-5.2 - Public disclosure of information regarding officials, candidates, or spouses employed by or contracting with the state or federal government.
Section 36-25-6 - Use of contributions.
Section 36-25-7 - Offering, soliciting, or receiving anything for purpose of influencing official action; money solicited or received in addition to that received in official capacity.
Section 36-25-8 - Use or disclosure of confidential information for private financial gain.
Section 36-25-9 - Service on regulatory boards and commissions regulating business with which person associated; members who have financial interest in matter prohibited from voting.
Section 36-25-10 - Representation of client or constituent before board, regulatory body, department, etc.
Section 36-25-11 - Public officials or employees entering into contracts which are to be paid out of government funds.
Section 36-25-12 - Offering, soliciting, etc., thing of value to or by member of regulatory body.
Section 36-25-13 - Actions of former public officials or public employees prohibited for two years after departure.
Section 36-25-14 - Filing of statement of economic interests.
Section 36-25-15 - Candidates required to file statements of economic interests; official to notify commission of name of candidate; failure to submit statement.
Section 36-25-16 - Reports by persons who are related to public officials or public employees and who represent persons before regulatory body or contract with state.
Section 36-25-17 - Reports of violations; cooperation of agency heads.
Section 36-25-18 - Registration of lobbyists required; filing of supplemental registration.
Section 36-25-19 - Registered lobbyists and other persons required to file quarterly reports.
Section 36-25-20 - Filing of notice of termination of lobbying activities; effect of notice as to requirement for filing of reports.
Section 36-25-21 - Reports constitute public records; reports available for public inspection.
Section 36-25-22 - Sections 36-25-18 to 36-25-21 not to be construed as affecting certain professional services.
Section 36-25-23 - Lobbying activities prohibited during elected term of office; floor privileges of former members of Legislature; solicitation of lobbyists by public officials or employees; contracts to provide lobbying services contingent upon legislative action.
Section 36-25-24 - Supervisor prohibited from discharging or discriminating against employee where employee reports violation.
Section 36-25-26 - False reporting for purpose of influencing legislation.
Section 36-25-27 - Penalties; enforcement; jurisdiction, venue, judicial review; limitations period.
Section 36-25-28 - Chapter not to deprive citizens of constitutional right to communicate with members of Legislature.
Section 36-25-29 - Appropriations.
Section 36-25-30 - Construction of chapter.